What’s The Hype You Guys?
The Amazon Kindle has been the electronic reader of choice since the idea has become a technological possibility. Kindle blew Sony’s reader out of the water with its easier interface, and the fact that its display is not back-lit, making it much easier on the eyes for long spans of reading and lacking of a glare in bright sunlight. However, Barnes & Noble was really wanting to break into this realm to give Kindle a run for its money. Huge fanfare greeted the news of this release, and pre-orders started to pile up. Yet, with the delay in release, many people have been left hanging and are wondering if B&N’s Nook is the way to go. It has the popular features that made the Kindle such a big seller but added a colorful viewing touch screen at the bottom of the device to easily browse your library. It also has a built-in WiFi card to access HotSpots. This line in the sand that is being drawn eventually falls to the person who will be using the reader. The Nook is hard-core books. The Kindle is a total information machine. While you can use the Nook in a HotSpot for a fee or free in a B&N store, the Kindle uses a 3G wireless connection to allow you to access several Internet sites such as Wikipedia, Google Search, and a variety of news and information websites without cost and without a HotSpot. The choice is yours.